Maya Rudolph, the mother of comedy and the only person to ever make me wet myself with laughter (so far) joins us today!
Maya’s rise to the top of comedy started on ‘Saturday Night Live’ with iconic sketches with the likes of Amy Poehler and Kristen Wiig before she went on to win SIX Emmys, and of course bring us so much joy in one of the greatest movies of all time, ‘Bridesmaids’.
Maya is currently taking on her first lead role, playing the billionaire Molly who tries to redeem herself with a charitable foundation in one of my favourite TV shows, Apple TV+’s ‘Loot’. It’s so funny, it’s pure escapism and as ‘Loot’ returns for a third season on 15th October we chat about how comedy helped Maya find her people, herself and her confidence.
In this episode I also teach Maya about some key iconic moments from British pop culture involving Posh and Becks and we chat about what’s in our dressing up boxes, the incredible advice she got from Bill Murray, straight men confidence and her incredible work playing Kamala Harris on ‘Saturday Night Live’.
There are laughs and some special moments in this episode, as I think Maya shows a whole other side of her and if you love this chat as much as me please get in touch. You can find me @joshsmithhosts across socials. Love, Josh x
P.S. I’m really excited to be working with Primark - our go to for smart shopping and off the moment trends. Primark are serving us the best new denim collection for autumn with every fit imaginable: wide leg, palazzo, barrel, bootleg, or baggy. Primark’s denim has a look for literally every occasion and for everyone because like Reign, Primark wants to empower you to celebrate you and your style everyday, no matter the occasion. Head to primark.com to browse the collection, and why not try the click and collect service while you’re there babes?!
P.P.S If this great chat has left you wanting to improve your communication skills and boost your relationships - and build new ones- in the process check out my self help book, ‘Great Chat: Talk to Anyone. Build New Connections. Improve Your Relationships’ which is out now in paperback. Whether you are socially anxious, struggling to make connections on dates or want to learn how to have difficult conversations, this is the book for you! You can get your copy here https://geni.us/GreatChat and I really hope you love it.
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BONUS EP! Olivia Cooke LIVE Q&A
Are you obsessed with the TV show, ‘The Girlfriend’ on Prime Video AND the show’s star Olivia Cooke?
In case you have no idea what I am talking about, ‘The Girlfriend’ follows Olivia Cooke’s character Cherry as she goes toe-to-toe with her overbearing mother-in-law, Laura, played by Robin Wright with disastrous consequences. It is TV at its best and you have to watch it ASAP!
Back to the podcast… you have been LOVING our recent episode with Olivia Cooke - who you will also know from ‘House of The Dragon’, ‘Ready Player One’, ‘Slow Horses’ and so much more - so I thought why not treat you to a special bonus episode with Olivia!
When we recorded the episode at the London Podcast Festival I opened up the floor to audience questions and they were sooooo good I had to turn them into an episode.
Olivia shares so many incredible pieces of life advice in this special episode including one of my all time favourite lines on the podcast, “shoulders back babe!” So next time you feel like an imposter in any room, remember to pull those SHOULDERS BACK BABE and walk in with the confidence that you belong.
I hope this brings you as much joy and inspiration as it did me and our incredible audience and if you love this and Olivia’s episode you can also check out episode 116 where Olivia joined us with her House of Dragon co-star, Emma D’Arcy. And as always please get in touch, I love to chat to you. You can find me on @joshsmithhosts across socials. Love, Josh x
P.S. I’m really excited to be working with Primark - our go to for smart shopping and off the moment trends. Primark are serving us the best new denim collection for autumn with every fit imaginable: wide leg, palazzo, barrel, bootleg, or baggy. Primark’s denim has a look for literally every occasion and for everyone because like Reign, Primark wants to empower you to celebrate you and your style everyday, no matter the occasion. Head to primark.com to browse the collection, and why not try the click and collect service while you’re there babes?!
P.P.S If this great chat has left you wanting to improve your communication skills and boost your relationships - and build new ones- in the process check out my self help book, ‘Great Chat: Talk to Anyone. Build New Connections. Improve Your Relationships’ which is out now in paperback. Whether you are socially anxious, struggling to make connections on dates or want to learn how to have difficult conversations, this is the book for you! You can get your copy here https://geni.us/GreatChat and I really hope you love it.
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Ep 149: Teyana Taylor
Teyana Taylor can do it all: she’s a singer, songwriter, actress, model, dancer, choreographer, and director and in this episode of ‘Reign’ Teyana proves she is an incredible philosopher too, because WOW the amount of great advice she shares in this episode is off the charts!
Teyana first came to our attention in the MTV show, ‘Super Sweet 16.’ Her reality TV stints led to her choreographing for Beyonce and launching a music career with huge hits like ‘Gonna Love Me’. All before she announced she would retire from music to pursue acting. Plot spoiler - in case you don’t know already - after a five hiatus Teyana returned to music this year with her new album, ‘Escape Room’.
After securing roles in ‘A Thousand and One’ and ‘Coming to America 2’, Teyana is now getting deserved Oscar buzz for starring alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Sean Penn in Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘One Battle After Another’ which is out in cinemas from 26th September. Teyana plays revolutionary Perfidia, part of the French 75 revolutionary movement fighting against right wing politics. It’s certainly a timely movie which raises questions around migrants, racism and white supremacy and it’s truly one of the best movies of the year which will hopefully get us all talking.
Teyana joins me for a deep chat, which shows a whole other side of her, as she talks about everything from the power of patience to operating in survival mode. Get your notepad and pen out whilst listening to this episode because there are so many quotes you need to live by!
If you love listening to Teyana as much as I did, get in touch, as I always love chatting to you and you can find me @joshsmithhosts across socials. Love, Josh x
P.S. I’m really excited to be working with Primark - our go to for smart shopping and off the moment trends. Primark are serving us the best new denim collection for autumn with every fit imaginable: wide leg, palazzo, barrel, bootleg, or baggy. Primark’s denim has a look for literally every occasion and for everyone because like Reign, Primark wants to empower you to celebrate you and your style everyday, no matter the occasion. Head to primark.com to browse the collection, and why not try the click and collect service while you’re there babes?!
P.P.S If this great chat has left you wanting to improve your communication skills and boost your relationships - and build new ones- in the process check out my self help book, ‘Great Chat: Talk to Anyone. Build New Connections. Improve Your Relationships’ which is out now in paperback. Whether you are socially anxious, struggling to make connections on dates or want to learn how to have difficult conversations, this is the book for you! You can get your copy here https://geni.us/GreatChat and I really hope you love it.
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Ep 148: Olivia Cooke LIVE
I am so excited to share this episode with the one and only Olivia Cooke, which we recorded live from the London Podcast Festival!
Olivia has shown us so much range on screen from big movie blockbusters like Steven Spielberg's ‘Ready Player One’ to playing THE Allicent Hightower in ‘House of The Dragon.’ But as you will discover in this episode Olivia serves just as much range when chatting off screen.
As Olivia takes on the role of Cherry in your new TV obsession ‘The Girlfriend’ on Amazon Prime we chat about her journey from growing up in Oldham to starting work at 18 and all the lessons, challenges, successes and failures she’s encountered along the way.
Prepare to laugh a lot as Olivia as she shares hilarious stories including one involving a merkin and to be uplifted too as Olivia opens up about her mental health journey and the power of friendship. If you enjoy listening to Olivia as much as I did, get in touch as I always love chatting to you and you can find me @joshsmithhosts across socials. Love, Josh x
P.S. I’m really excited to be working with Primark - our go to for smart shopping and off the moment trends. Primark are serving us the best new denim collection for autumn with every fit imaginable: wide leg, palazzo, barrel, bootleg, or baggy. Primark’s denim has a look for literally every occasion and for everyone because like Reign, Primark wants to empower you to celebrate you and your style everyday, no matter the occasion. Head to primark.com to browse the collection, and why not try the click and collect service while you’re there babes?!
P.P.S If this great chat has left you wanting to improve your communication skills and boost your relationships - and build new ones- in the process check out my self help book, ‘Great Chat: Talk to Anyone. Build New Connections. Improve Your Relationships’ which is out now in paperback. Whether you are socially anxious, struggling to make connections on dates or want to learn how to have difficult conversations, this is the book for you! You can get your copy here https://geni.us/GreatChat and I really hope you love it.
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Ep 147: Jojo Siwa
JoJo Siwa who has truly done it all since she rose to fame at just 11 years old in the reality TV show, Dance Moms.
Since then JoJo has gone on to sell over 90 million hair bows as part of a billion dollar empire, had her own Nickelodeon show, launched a hugely successful YouTube channel, notch up billions of views and music streams and became the youngest person to sell out the O2 arena.
As JoJo prepares to go back on tour in October with new music she joins to have a very honest chat about her identity and her sexuality after she came out in 17 and recently formed a romantic relationship with Chris Hughes on Celebrity Big Brother UK.
This chat is filled with honesty and I hope this shows you that no matter how you identify that no one has the right to your identity and you should live your life for you and on your terms. If you enjoy listening to JoJo’s story, get in touch as I always love chatting to you and you can find me @joshsmithhosts across socials. Love, Josh x
P.S. I’m really excited to be working with Primark - our go to for smart shopping and off the moment trends. Primark are serving us the best new denim collection for autumn with every fit imaginable: wide leg, palazzo, barrel, bootleg, or baggy. Primark’s denim has a look for literally every occasion and for everyone because like Reign, Primark wants to empower you to celebrate you and your style everyday, no matter the occassion. Head to primark.com to browse the collection, and why not try the click and collect service while you’re there babes?!
P.P.S If this great chat has left you wanting to improve your communication skills and boost your relationships - and build new ones- in the process check out my self help book, ‘Great Chat: Talk to Anyone. Build New Connections. Improve Your Relationships’ which is out now in paperback. Whether you are socially anxious, struggling to make connections on dates or want to learn how to have difficult conversations, this is the book for you! You can get your copy here https://geni.us/GreatChat and I really hope you love it.
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Hi babes! I’m Josh Smith and welcome to Reign! I am a journalist and presenter, and in each episode of my podcast, you’ll hear me sit down with some favourite familiar faces to talk about the ways they have learnt to reign over their own lives.
I’m so lucky to have chatted to stars from the big and small screens, from sport to music and beyond, and in every conversation there’s one thing that is apparent: we will ALL have to deal with challenges at some point in our lives. The conversations we have on Reign show that we're all more similar than we are different, and what I love most is finding out how different people get through tough times, go on to turn negatives into positives, and share the lessons that we can all learn from! I also love a good giggle, and this podcast is full of them!
So thanks so much for being here, I am so happy to have you, and I hope you’re ready to feel uplifted, inspired, and you’re ready to make it Reign!
Love, Josh xx
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